The Wilmingtonian., 1887-04-09
BILL NYE.
He Makes Trial of His Hand as LOCAL

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AsHEyILLss N. G.
The following constitutes the items OF great |
interest occurring on the east side among the |
colored people of Blue Ruin:
Plum Beasley's house caught on fire last
Tuesday night He reckons it was caused by
defective hue, for the fire caught in the
north wing. This is one Of Pluni's bon mots,
however. He tries to make light OF it, but
the wood be has been using all winter was
white birch, and when he got big dose OF
hickory at the same place last week it was SO
dark that he didn't notice the difference and
before he knew it he hal bigger fire than he
had allowed. In the midst OF pleasant flow
of conversation gas collected in the wood and
caused an explosion, which threw n passel OF
live Goals on the bed. The house was soon
solid mass Of flame. Mr.. Beasley is still short
two children
Mr.. Granulation Hicks, Of Boston, Mass,
who has won deserved distinction in advanc-
ing the interests of Sir George Pullman, OF
Chicago, is-here visiting his parents, who re-
side on Upper Hominy. We are glad to see
Mr.. Hicks, and hope he mny live long to visit
Blue Ruin and propitiate up and down our
streets
Miss Roseola Cardiman has just been the
recipient Of beautiful pair Of chaste ear
bobs from her brother, vino is night watch-
man in d icwclry store run by n man named
Tiffany in New York. Roseola claims that
Tiffany makes right smart OF her brother,
and sets a heap by him.
Whooping cough and horse distemper are
again making fearful havoc among the better
classes at the foot of Pizen Ivy avenue.
We are panied to learn that the free read
ia. rcan,, established over Amalgamation
lice. Blue Ruin has clamored for free tenn
perance reading room and brain retOrt for
ten years, and now ruction between two of
our best known citizens, over the relative
merits Of a natural pair and doctored flush,
has called down the vengeance of the author
tiles ana shut np what was credit to the
place and quiet resort, where young men
could come night after night and kind Of
| complicate themselves at, There are two or
three men in this place that will bully or bust
everything they can get into, and they have
| perforated more outrages on Blue Ruin than
| we are entitled to put up with.
| There was Il successful doings at the creek
| last Sabbath, during which baptism was i'd
| ministerel TO four grown people and dude
| from Sandy Mu5h. The pastor thinks it will
take first rate, though it isstill too soon to tell
Surrender Adams got u letter last Friday
| from his son Gladstone, who fixed on home
| stead near Porcupine, d. T., two years ago.
| He says they have had another of those un-
| precedented winters there for which Dakota
| is SO Justly celebrated. He thinks this one
has been even more SO than any of the others,
| He wishes he was back here at Blue Rulni
where man can go out doors for half an
hour without getting ostracised By the ele'
ments. He says they brag good deal on
their ozone there, but We allows t!ut ii can bt
overdone He states tnat when the ozone IL
Dakota is feeling pretty well and humping
itself and curling up sheet iron roofs a:lt
blowing trains off the track, a man has to III
a clothesline to himself, with the outer enc
fastened TO the door knob, before it is safe K
visit his own hen house He says that hi
nearest neighbor is seventeen miles away, ant
a man might as well buy his own chickens a
to fool his money away on seventeen miles
clothesline
1t is a first rate letter, and the old ma,
wonders who Gladstone got to write it TO
: him.
The valuable ecru dog Of our distinguishes
townsman, Mr.. Piedmont Babbitt, was Sc
riously impaired last Saturday morning b.
an east bound freight,
He will not wrinkle up his nose at anothe
freight train
George Wellington, Of Hickory, was Il
town the front end Of the week. He has &C
cepted position in the livery, feed and sal
: stable at Sandy Mush. Call again, George.
Gabriel Brant met with sad mishap fey
4 days since while crossing the French Broa
river, by which he lost his leg.
Any one who may find an extra leg beloN
where the accident occurred will confer
| favor on Mr., Brant by returning same to NJ
06i5 Pneumonia street, 1t may be readil
identified by any one, as 1t Is made Of an ol
pickhandle and weighs fear pounds.
j j. Quincy Burns has written a war articl
for The Century Magazine, regarding ba
tie where he was at. In this article he ain
to describe the sensations of man who
ignorant of physical fear and yet yearns
: have the matter submitted to arbitration. II
gives thorough expoae Of his efforts in Try
ing to find suitable board Of arbitration a
soon as he saw that tile enemy felt hostile an
eager for tile fray.
1 The forthcoming number Of The Ceutur
! will be eagerly snapped up by Mr. Burn
friends who are familiar With Us pcnsu
und graphic style If writing H. d,serbe
with wonderful power tic ,4'l,Se Of utter "a
haustiOn which came over INN and the trt
ing Of bitter disappointment when hG rcaliz.
thut be was toe far away TO participate NJ III
battle and too fatigurd 10 make a furtha
search Tor suitable arhitiaturs Bill Nya i
' Boston Globe,